The interviewee, 27, lives with his wife and 15-month-old son in an industrial area of Yangon. Until last month he was working in a garment factory. He is among the millions of people who could be conscripted under a law due to be enforced in mid-April by the military junta. He, like many across the country, is desperately searching for a way to escape.
The military, which is fighting against anti-coup groups, is widely opposed by the public and has been accused of war crimes against its own people. Two-thirds of the country is gripped by conflict.
